PENDLE HILL AREA MEETING

Registered charity 224603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARR HOUSE AND OTHER CHARITIES, CHARITIES ADMINISTERED ICW THE MARSDEN MONTHLY MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF FRIENDS-CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARSDEN MONTHLY MEETING, SOCIETY OF FRIENDS-CHARITIES ADMINSTERED ICW THE MARSDEN MONTHLY MEETING

TO PROMOTE QUAKER VALUES AND PRACTICES IN THE PENDLE HILL AREA.

Objects

FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OFPENDLE HILL AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bolton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£220k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £3,646,326, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of one year's expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £217,395, largely driven by a book loss on the sale of a property, though operational expenditure decreased compared to the prior year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would suggest the accounts do not comply with applicable requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 65

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 65

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 60

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Clare Heather Frackeltonchair
Alex Houghton
Anthony Robinson
Gordon James Benson
Norma Lee
Peter Damian Entwistle
Philip Whitehead

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Bolton · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£121k	£220k
31/12/2024	£118k	£172k
31/12/2023	£100k	£179k
31/12/2022	£190k	£202k
31/12/2021	£120k	£124k

Common questions

Is PENDLE HILL AREA MEETING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £3,646,326, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of one year's expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £217,395, largely driven by a book loss on the sale of a property, though operational expenditure decreased compared to the prior year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would suggest the accounts do not comply with applicable requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENDAL AND SEDBERGH AREA QUAKER MEETING.

KENDAL AND SEDBERGH AREA QUAKER MEETING income £110k
BERNARDS HEATH JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION income £38k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CASTLECHURCH income £99k
THE PROTECTED AREAS FOUNDATION income £261k
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH income £275k
ZEDOKOH BECHOL EIS LIMITED income £65k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PENDLE HILL AREA MEETING	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENDAL AND SEDBERGH AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£110k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BERNARDS HEATH JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CASTLECHURCH FY2025	£99k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PROTECTED AREAS FOUNDATION FY2025	£261k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.